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domovoy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of house sprite from Slavic mythology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Slavic mythology

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History

Etymology

From Russian домово́й (domovój).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: дамаві́к (damavík) — type of house sprite
  • Crimean Tatar: bastırıq — type of house sprite
  • Esperanto: domspirito — type of house sprite
  • French: domovoï — type of house sprite
  • Greek: ντομοβόι (ntomovói) — type of house sprite
  • Japanese: ドモヴォーイ (domovōi) — type of house sprite
  • Korean: 도모보이 (domoboi) — type of house sprite
  • Polish: domowik — type of house sprite
  • Polish: domownik — type of house sprite
  • Polish: domowy — type of house sprite
  • Polish: domowoj — type of house sprite
  • Russian: домово́й (domovój) — type of house sprite
  • Russian: домови́к (domovík) — type of house sprite
  • Slovak: domovík — type of house sprite
  • Spanish: domovoi — type of house sprite
  • Spanish: domovói — type of house sprite
  • Spanish: maltor — type of house sprite
  • Swedish: domovoj — type of house sprite
  • Ukrainian: домови́к (domovýk) — type of house sprite